Comb.



F. PEARCE.

COMB.

APPLIOATION FILED 001216, 1912.

1,74,893, Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

WITNESSES I INVENTOR W I FREEMAN Esme:

W Z W Allorney UNITED STATES PATENT QFFTQE.

FREEMAN PEARCE, OF NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREEMAN PEARCE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Niagara Falls, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to combs, and has special reference to a comb which is provided with means for easily inserting the same within the hair and for holding the comb against accidental removal.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawingz-Figure l is a side elevation of the comb. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of the same.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by nlnnerals, it will be seen that the comb consists of the body 1 which is provided at its end portions with the straight teeth 2. Centrally located relative to the body 1 is positioned a positive guiding tooth 3 which is straight throughout its entire length. By use of the straight teeth 2 and 3 the comb is guided into the hair at any desired position without danger of the same slipping to one side.

Positioned upon both sides of the positive guiding tooth 3 are a plurality of looking teeth. These locking teeth are provided upon their outer ends with the straight guiding portions 1 which also aid the straight teeth 2 and 3 in placing the comb in its correct position. Intermediate the inner and out-er portion of the locking teeth are provided a plurality of crimped portions 6. These crimped portions are positioned to one side of a longitudinal axis of the inner and outer portions, and the general bow of the crimped portions is toward the end portions of the comb upon their respective sides relative to the guiding tooth 3. After the crimped portion is passed within the hair a secondary straight portion 5 engages the same for the purpose of holding the body portion 1 at its correct position.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 16, 1912.

Patented Oct. 7, EMS.

Serial No. 726,073.

By crimping the teeth upon the opposite side of the guiding tooth 3 toward the end portions of the comb the crimped portion will form a locking means for holding the comb against accidental removal since the guiding tooth 3 will prevent the comb from moving longitudinally. While the same is being inserted the bowed teeth will give enough to allow the same to be placed within the hair, at which time they will spring back and hold the comb in its correct position. If all the teeth were bowed in the same direction the comb would very easily .be removed by moving back and forth according to the crimped portions of the teeth until the same was removed.

By referring to Fig. 2 it will clearly be seen that the teeth are crimped to one side of the longitudinal axis of the inner and outer port-ions.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A comb comprising a back, end teeth extending from said back and being straight throughout their length, an intermediate tooth extending from said back and being straightthroughout its length, and locking teeth between said intermediate and end teeth, each of said locking teeth extending straight from said back parallel to said intermediate tooth for a portion of its length and being then carried to one side of the longitudinal axis of the inner end portion and crimped with the crimped portions being entirely positioned upon one side of the longitudinal axis of the inner end portion of the tooth and having the outer end portion return to a position in alinement with the inner end portion and carried parallel to said intermediate tooth whereby the longitudinal axes of the inner and outer end portions of the locking teeth will be positioned in alinement, and whereby the intermediate crimped portions of the teeth will be entirely positioned to one side of the longitudinal axes of the inner and outer end portions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FREEMAN PEARCE.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. Knox, WILLIAM PEARCE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

